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| Two Prudential Plaza | |
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 Two Prudential Plaza with One Prudential Plaza on the left |
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| Location | 180 N. Stetson Avenue Chicago, Illinois |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1990 |
| Use | Mixed Use |
| Height | |
| Antenna/Spire | 995 ft (303 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 64 |
| Companies | |
| Architect | Loebl, Schlossman & Hackl Stephen T. Wright |
| Structural Engineer | CBM Engineers Inc. |
| Contractor | Turner Construction Company |
Two Prudential Plaza is a skyscraper that was built in the Chicago Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1990. At 995 feet (303 m) tall, it is currently the fifth-tallest building in Chicago and the eleventh tallest in the United States. The building was designed by the firm Loebl, Schlossman & Hackl, with Stephen T. Wright as the principal in charge of design. It has also been honored with 8 awards, including winning the Best Structure Award from the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois in 1995.[1]
At the time of completion Two Prudential was the world's tallest reinforced concrete building. Its distinctive shape features stacked chevron setbacks on the north and south sides, a pyramidal peak rotated 45°, and an 80 foot (24 m) spire.
The building is attached to One Prudential Plaza (formerly known as the Prudential Building). Without its spire, "2 Pru" (as it is sometimes called)[citation needed] barely passes the height of One Prudential Plaza's antennae.[1]
Two Prudential Plaza, along with its sister property One Prudential Plaza, was sold in May 2006 for $470 million to BentleyForbes, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm run by C. Frederick Wehba and his son C. Frederick Wehba II.
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Tenants
The Consulate-General of Canada in Chicago is located in Suite 2400.[2]
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of the Republic of China is on the 57th and 58th floors of the building.[3]
See also
- List of buildings
- List of skyscrapers
- List of tallest buildings in Chicago
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- World's tallest structures
Position in Chicago's skyline
Sources
- ^ a b "Two Prudential Plaza, Chicago". Emporis. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2prudentialplaza-chicago-il-usa. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Contact Us." Consulate-General of Canada in Chicago. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.
- ^ "Home." Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Chicago. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.
- "Too prudent Two Pru design is functional but uninspired," Chicago Tribune, December 23, 1990, p. 3.
- "C. Frederick Wehba," BentleyForbes Official Site
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Coordinates: 41°53′08″N 87°37′22″W / 41.88556°N 87.62278°W
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